So I'm sitting here tonight letting the CD shuffler do it's thing and Takako Minekawa's Roomic Cube comes up. I have listened to this CD at least six or seven times before...but just now, BAM! Out of the blue, I'm blown away by track #7, 'Destron.' This song is pure minmalist electro-pop balad genius. I actually can't stand listening to it anymore - it's too good. I've heard anything quite like this. Well, except for the seven times I've listened to it already.

How did I miss this? Maybe it's because she's singing in English on this one (though I don't quite understand what she is saying). Maybe it's because I have a half-bottle of Charles Shaw in me at the moment. Maybe it's because I was always suckered by the more upbeat numbers like '1.666666' and 'Fantastic Cat.'

How can a song that you've heard several times before just blindside you like this? Has this ever happend to you?